Quinquagesima Sunday| 2004|Luke 18:31-43 Only He who received no mercy can bring mercy to you. Only Jesus, the Son of David, can hear your cry and answer your need. Of course, if you see no need for mercy you are in the wrong place. You don’t belong here in church. The church gathers together…
Quinquagesima Sunday|February 19, 2012|St. Luke 18:31-43| Rolf D. Preus Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be…
Quinquagesima| 2002| 1 Corinthians 13 When St. Paul tells us in today’s Epistle Lesson that we should be transformed by the renewing of our minds he’s telling us to consider what actually happens in baptism. We see water and we hear words spoken. It may be in a church with a baby in the…
Quinquagesima Sunday Sermon| February 22, 2009| 1 Corinthians 13:13 “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 In today’s Gospel Lesson, Jesus tells his disciples about his impending death. It will not be an easy death. He will be betrayed, mocked, insulted, whipped, and…
Quinquagesima Sunday| February 26, 2017| 1 Corinthians 13| Rolf D. Preus Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have…
February 7, 2016|Quinquagesima Sunday|St. Luke 18:31-34 Then He took the twelve aside and said to them, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of Man will be accomplished. For He will be delivered to the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted…
Christmas 2 | January 3, 2021 | Rev. James Preus | Matthew 2:13-23 “We resist evil with the ministry of Word and sword, and yet, the evils which cannot be averted we bear to our great advantage but to their detriment and destruction.”, wrote Martin Luther in meditation on our Gospel lesson. And indeed, our Gospel…
The Baptism of our Lord | January 10, 2021 | Rev. James Preus | Matthew 3:13-17 Blessed Epiphany! Epiphany comes from the Greek word for manifestation or appearing. It refers to God revealing himself to us in his Son, Jesus Christ. So, it makes sense in this Epiphany season that we remember the Baptism…
Epiphany 2 John 2:1-11 January 17, 2021 Rev. James Preus What do you think? Is God’s glory revealed more prominently in his power or in his love? This is a major question, the answer to which determines very much how you perceive your relationship with God. Jesus performed his first sign at a wedding in Cana in Galilee, manifesting…
Transfiguration | January 24, 2021 | Rev. James Preus | Matthew 17:1-9 | 2 Peter 1:16-21 St. Peter testifies saying, “For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.” (2 Peter 1:16). St. John,…